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DIEGO GIACOMETTI | Table feuilles aux oiseaux et aux grenouilles
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 EUR
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Description
- Attribué à Diego Giacometti
- Table feuilles aux oiseaux et aux grenouilles
- Stamped DIEGO on the crosspiece and Diego four times on the structure
- 75 x 140 x 140 cm ; 29 1/2 x 55 1/8 x 55 1/8 in.
- 1983
patinated bronze and glass top
Provenance
Private collection, Europe, acquired directly from the artist in 1983
Literature
Françoise Francisci, Diego Giacometti, Catalogue de l'oeuvre, Paris, 1986, pp. 60-61
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 146-147
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 127
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Paris, 1986, pp. 146-147
Daniel Marchesseau, Diego Giacometti, Sculpteur de meubles, Paris, 2018, p. 127
Condition
The dimensions are given with the glass top. Good overall condition. The patina presents with some significant wear - as visible on the catalogue illustration - and some light oxidation throughout, all consistent with the original setting of the lot in an indoor swimming-pool. One leaf has been broken and re-glued at a later date. The glass top presents with some surface scratches, a few tiny chips along the edges and some rust in the holes.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The offered lot was especially executed for the present owner by Diego Giacometti in 1983 for the new indoor swimming pool he had just built. They were friends from 1978 until his death in 1985.